GAZA INTERNATIONAL
March 1st, 2002
Keith NuthallTHE ISRAELI bombing of Gaza International Airport during the ongoing hostilities involving the Palestinian Authority has been "strongly condemned" by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The military action destroyed both the runway and its air navigation facilities. Its resolution "strongly urges Israel to take the necessary measures to restore Gaza International Airport so as to allow its reopening as soon as possible." The council ruled that the military action broke the 1971 Convention for the Suppression of ...
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